The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 eBook

decked with ornaments, and costly robes and such other
presents as were agreeable to them. And making
unto them presents also of kine yielding milk whenever
touched, with calves and having their horns decked
with gold and their hoofs with silver, the son of Pandu
circumambulated them. And then seeing and touching
Swastikas fraught with increase of good fortune, and
Nandyavartas made of gold, and floral garlands, water-pots
and blazing fire, and vessels full of sun-dried rice
and other auspicious articles, and the yellow pigment
prepared from the urine of the cow, and auspicious
and well-decked maidens, and curds and clarified butter
and honey, and auspicious birds and diverse other things
held sacred, the son of Kunti came into the outer chamber.
Then, O mighty-armed one, the attendants waiting in
that chamber brought an excellent and costly seat
of gold that was of a circular shape. Decked
with pearls and lapis lazuli, and overlaid with a very
costly carpet over which was spread another cloth
of fine texture, that scat was the handiwork of the
artificer himself. After the high-souled monarch
had taken his seat, the servants brought to him all
his costly and bright ornaments. The high-souled
son of Kunti put on those begemmed ornaments, whereupon
his beauty became such as to enhance the grief of his
foes. And when the servants began to fan him
with white yak-tails of the bright effulgence of the
moon and all furnished with handles of gold, the king
looked resplendent like a mass of clouds charged with
lightning. And bards began to sing his praises,
and panegyrists uttered his eulogies. And singers
began to sing unto that delighter of Kuru’s race,
and in a moment the voices of the panegyrists swelled
into a loud noise. And then was heard the clatter
of car-wheels, and the tread of horse-hoofs. And
in consequence of that noise mingling with the tinkle
of elephants’ bells and the blare of conchs
and the tread of men, the very earth seemed to tremble.
Then one of the orderlies in charge of the doors, cased
in mail, youthful in years, decked with ear-rings,
and his sword hanging by his side, entering the private
apartment, knelt down on the ground, and saluting
with (a bend of) his head the monarch who deserved
every adoration, represented unto that high-souled
and royal son of Dharma that Hrishikesa was waiting
to be introduced. Then that tiger among men,
having ordered his servants, ’Let an excellent
seat and an Arghya be kept ready for him,’ caused
him of Vrishni’s race to be introduced and seated
on a costly seat. And addressing Madhava with
the usual enquiries of welcome, king Yudhishthira
the just duly worshipped Kesava.’